Wildlife advocate questions decision to kill pigeons pooping on Saskatoon bridge
SASKATOON — Crews tasked with cleaning a Saskatchewan bridge are in for a dirty job.
The City of Saskatoon says that over the last 50 years one of its bridges has accumulated nearly 350 tonnes of pigeon poop — which is roughly equal to 230 cars parked on the bridge.
It says the feces adds unnecessary weight and the pigeon droppings contain uric acid which can damage concrete.
The facelift also means the extermination of about 1,500 members of the feathered flock that makes the Sid Buckwold Bridge home.